NRC welcomes Biomedical Engineering Professor Rui Loureiro as first Research Director

Plans for rehabilitation research at the NRC are set to take another leap forward following the appointment of the NRC's Research Director.

Professor Rui Loureiro, Head of the Department of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science at University College London, has been selected to be the new NRC Research Director and will set the research agenda for the NHS-led centre.

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National Rehabilitation Centre to receive special RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden as a ‘lasting legacy’

A special accessible garden created for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show with the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) in mind could become a therapeutic space to help NHS patients on their recovery journey after the London show.

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Topping Out Ceremony  

A significant milestone in the construction of the first NHS National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) was cause for celebration this week for the project partners committed to making the facility a reality. The "Topping Out Ceremony" marked the building reaching its highest level and completion of the building’s frame, symbolising another important milestone in the journey of this pioneering rehabilitation centre.

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New drone footage for the NRC construction  

Newly-released drone footage, images and timelapse show progress of National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) due to open in 2025. 
 
Construction of the first NHS National Rehabilitation Centre – a 70-bed purpose-built facility near Loughborough – continues to progress, with the concrete frame of the building almost complete.

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The £105million NRC project aims to transform rehabilitation care, research, and training in the UK, will be run by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, and is due to open to patients next year.  

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Lord Markham visits national Rehabilitation Centre as part of New Hospital Programme

The National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) was pleased to welcome Health Minister Lord Markham for a tour of the construction site to see the progress of the revolutionary facility.

The visit included a tour of the construction site, as well as a comprehensive update on the plans for the centre which will provide life-changing support for patients following a serious illness or injury, and which aims to transform the field of rehabilitation on a national scale. 

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NRC appoints IHP as main building contractor 

The National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) Programme has appointed Integrated Health Projects (IHP) as main contractor to construct the NRC. 

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Technology developed by new network could be “transformative” for rehabilitation

A new network connected to the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) is bringing together technology experts to develop next-generation solutions to transform clinical rehabilitation. 

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Civilians and military to take part in major study to improve concussion prognosis

Experts from the University of Nottingham are part of a major new study aimed at identifying new ways to accurately predict whether patients will develop long-term complications as a consequence of concussion. 

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Nottingham researchers help science come to life at the Summer Science Exhibition 2023

The National Rehabilitation Centre will be exhibiting at this year’s Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.  Revolutionising Rehabilitation will demonstrate some of the latest scientific advances and allow the audience to try technologies for themselves. We aim to challenge everyone’s view of rehabilitation and show them how this cross-cutting work will directly shape the life potential of patients who have suffered serious injury or illness. 

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